RA - Who We Be ft. Adrian Patrick of Otherwise (Dmx Cover)

RA - This is a bit of a story. When Ra first got signed in 2002, this song was still kinda new. For some reason it immediately resonated with me. Not only lyrically but also the combination of X's delivery and the track itself. It felt like a rock song to me. X always came off as a rock guy to me as well. He was as hard as any metal band in my mind. I had a fantasy of playing it on the VMA's or Grammy Awards with him, lol. When it came to creating the 2nd Ra record "Duality", I was directly inspired by his song to write "The Only One" but in the back of my mind I always thought there would be a chance to cover "Who We Be". Tons of time passed and in 2017 I was working as a vocal producer with the band Otherwise on the album "Sleeping Lions". When we were working on the song "Angry Heart" I told Adrian that I thought he sounded a bit like Dmx. It was something we talked about briefly and I think we even half heartedly talked about covering this song. We didn't then but in 2019 when I started to map out what was going to be on the new Ra record, I had the idea of finally doing this... and doing it with Adrian as a feature. One time when he was in LA for something I had him come over and we did this in a few hrs. I could tell it could be cool but ultimately it didn't make the album because it was very different than what would become the songs of Intercorrupted. I put it on the side with the intention of maybe releasing it as a bonus track but I never truly finished it. Weirdly, me, my wife and friends were all getting revved up to see Dmx on this last tour when we got the horrible news of his passing. We've lost so many great artists way too soon as of late. ...and for the wrong reasons. Truly sad. Throughout the weekend I thought about the cover and ultimately decided to finish it as a tribute to X's impact on me and tons of other rock fans. So here it is. There will only be one Dmx. Thank you for unapologetically speaking your truth and for living and creating with no filter.- Sahaj
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[@headbangermetalhead7358]

this cover is so fuckinnnn cool. The perfect blend of rap and metal. rock on people....

[@Slinkypossum]

Things are about to go BIG for this song

[@skeletortheskeleton1357]

I was trying to look for "Rain sounds" to do my homeword, but I looked "ra" instead. Can't complain, this is actually really good

[@duanemartin4958]

You boys can do anything 😎 Love DMX rip rest in paradise 🙏❤️

[@DycypleLo17]

this is awsome...God Bless yous.Been listening to yous sense a kid. im in 30s now... hit us with another awsome album R.I.P. DMX you with Christ now my brother

[@jeffgulluscio4227]

I wouldn’t expect anything less from Ra, especially Sahaj... absolutely marvelous piece of work!!

[@christophervalentino6692]

This is way better than I was expecting. R.I.P. DMX.

[@797gaming]

Thank you RA. Thank you for being here all these years. Thank your your tribute for DMX.

[@jaycee7892]

Immaculate

[@jaycee7892]

Down right fresh AF if I may say so myself man you guys smashed that dhit

[@JasonBassett]

PLS ADD TO SPOTIFY

[@striderpyro]

Sahaj - you guys are killing it! There's only two things I let KZbin notify me of you guys and SpaceX

[@thatcoolguy83x32]

What an amazing tribute to DMX great job.

[@zealin1778]

Hard cover, love the back story too.

[@benbaileymusic]

Incredible song and loved the story to go with it. I have been a HUGE fan of Ra since back in ‘02 when I was still in high school. So happy to see the boys still blowing me away nearly 20 years later. 🤘🥸🤘

[@therealestMSG]

I been rockin with ra since the 2000s but i am truly amazed. Great job guys.

[@christopherandino192]

DMX WILL ALWAYS BE THE ROCK/METAL STAR OF THE RAP GAME. WEOST A GOD AMONGST MEN.

[@Mark-qj4qv]

Awesome

[@artricefredell4557]

Just when I thought you guys could get no better, I'm justifiably wronged. This is one of my favorite X songs so much so I used it in class for a high school presentation....curses and all and got an A any ple ty of help fromm my other classmates who sang along.....Rest in Paradise peacefully DMX

[@christys4382]

Well done guys. RIP DMX.

[@WrestlingCovers]

OK, this is BAD ASS!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shaunkedroski1905]

FIRE!!!!!! WTF bruh this shit is lit !!!! awesome tribute... Love is Sahaj.

[@michaelpimentel4160]

Really enjoyed this take on a great song.

[@naj5999]

Siiiiick

[@americanardvark]

Sounds good dudes

[@Icewolf5891]

Why can't I find this on your Spotify yet? I need this on my playlists!

[@Sungodrock]

comes out this friday May 7th!

[@novanic4071]

Man I just found out about this album. You guys are legit my favorite band. Happy about the new music, sad I missed the tour though. Hopefully you guys have another one one day

[@manganellimusic9044]

🔥🔥🔥

[@JoshThomas9]

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@RyTheFly]

Dope fam!

[@kemeticminds]

Great stuff guys, please get on Pandora.

[@benjaminhagan5860]

sahaj, how can we help you push this song out there and make it blow up? - such great artistry here!

[@Sungodrock]

just share the link... or the website... www.raband.net. any and all help appreciated!

[@binary1017]

Sahaj is right, it did always feel like a rock song with all that energy, rage, and frustration.

[@GloveBag]

New release from Ra come up on my Spotify, last thing I expected 🤯 make a new album pretty please

[@WarriorHunterb]

Is this on iTunes? Because this is incredible and I need this song everywhere I go.

[@UNBEK4NNTE]

Sounds nice, proves why Rock is better than Hip-Hop.

[@geraldovich4140]

Неплохо

[@user-wk9og1pz3z]

yo

[@STATICKILO]

What alternate timeline did I end up in?

[@justindejager4999]

I wish who I want to be gargoyle and side and part ofs 🛡️ shield without saying anything

[@justindejager4999]

Unable

[@justindejager4999]

I wish I who we be want to be Reese heaven rewish list and Eminem rewish list marshall Mather's and slim shady and Trumpet rewish list editing and posting and Hillary Clinton rewish wish side rewish all my list.... unable to unplug is sneeze it and cough it everytime stacked up unable...

[@ro19official78]

Check out my cover for this song! R. I. P Dmx. You guys made a good version of this, hits hard close to my heart boiiis